The New Albany boys’ cross country team has not hid from lofty expectations this season.
The team said before the year started it would be the first to win a Hoosier Hills Conference title in school history — which it did. It said it would reserve a second-straight spot in the IHSAA state finals — which it claimed last weekend at the Brown County Semistate.
So you won’t exactly be surprised to see the Bulldogs are setting the bar pretty high once again as they head to state on Saturday at the Laverne Gibson Course in Terre Haute.
“We’ve got a goal to finish top-15 and our ultimate goal is the top 10,” said Bulldog head coach Paul Hamilton. “That’s not going to be easy, Indiana is regarded as a great state for cross country. But I stopped putting anything past my guys a long time ago. I’ll be really interested to see how they perform.”
The numbers suggest that New Albany is in for a challenge. The Bulldogs were the final team to secure a state berth last weekend, finishing sixth at semistate — meaning it was one of the final four teams in the state to make berth. The popular Indiana running Web site Indianarunner.com has seeded New Albany 24th among the 24 squads in the event.
“It’s a challenge and we’ll be up for it,” said Hamilton. “We knew going to semistate that there was nothing but quality teams left for us to run against from this point forward and we were able to make it out. We have to have that mindset again.”
Floyd County Sports
CROSS COUNTRY: Dogs continue their stellar season
New Albany boys bound for IHSAA State Meet
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CLARK-FLOYD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Parkview wins eighth-grade title game; Highland Hills takes seventh-grade crown
Highland Hills’ seventh-grade boys and Parkview’s eighth-graders each won Clark-Floyd Tournament championships Thursday at Silver Creek Middle School.
The Highland Hills’ seventh-graders outscored Parkview 12-3 in the final 2:42 for a 34-31 victory. Parkview’s eighth-graders also earned a come-from-behind triumph with a 21-5 fourth quarter to avenge their only loss of the season, 63-50 over Silver Creek. -
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Jeff claims a share of HHC title at Jennings, 57-55
The Jeffersonville boys’ basketball team captured a piece of its first Hoosier Hills Conference championship since the 2005-06 season on Thursday night, winning at Jennings County 57-55.
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POOLSIDE: Local accomplishment the focus at state
The likelihood of a local girl bringing home a state championship at the IHSAA State Swimming Championship meet in Indianapolis this Friday and Saturday is incredibly slim.
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CLASS 4A SECTIONAL: Highlanders lose in double OT to Seymour; Jeff falls to BNL
It was a heartbreaking night for the Clark-Floyd area in the first round of the Class 4A Seymour Sectional.
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CLASS 2A SECTIONAL: Providence guts out win over Henryville, 40-31
The Providence girls’ basketball squad advanced to the Class 2A Eastern Sectional semifinal against Paoli with a gritty, 40-31 win over Henryville Tuesday.
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CLASS A SECTIONAL: Borden cruises through first round
Defending Class A Sectional champion Borden rode a fast start and stellar defense to a first-round, 47-21 sectional win over Christian Academy of Indiana Tuesday night.
- WRESTLING RUNDOWN: Feb. 8, 2012
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MIDDLE SCHOOL HOOPS: Highland Hills, Scribner top the Clark-Floyd Tournament
Highland Hills captured the eighth-grade tournament title and Scribner won the crown in the seventh-grade tournament in the finals of the Clark-Floyd Middle School Girls' Basketball Tournament at Highland Hills Middle School on Monday.
- SPORTS IN BRIEF: Feb. 7, 2012
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H.S. SWIMMING: Highlander girls win fifth straight sectional championship
Floyd Central won its fifth consecutive girls’ swimming sectional championship Saturday at Highland Hills Middle School.
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